The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-02-10
Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON, d. C., Feb. 4, 1SS'

WASHINGTON, II. u, rep. 4, 1881.
Who will succeed Secretary Nam
ming? is a question that is causing
much speculation just now. 1t hay
ing been pretty definitely settled that
Mr.. Manning will soon resign tie
portfolio of the Treasury, political
gossips have fixed the date of his re-
tiremept and elevated half dozen
men to his place in the Cabinet.
Among these is the wealthy Penn
sylvania Congressman, Mr.. William
Scott, who has frequently been men
toned before as the next Secretary of
the Treasury. But Mr.. Scott is re-
ported as saying that he will quit pub
lie life as soon as his term in Congress
expires. He says he is tired of public
life. and he loses ST 900 per day by be-
ing in Congress
Senator Mcpherson, of New Jersey,
has also been spoken of as successor
of Mr.. Manning since he is in sympa-
thy with the Presidents ideas of
fiuance, and the latest theory of Min
lister Pendleton's return to America is
that he has been called home to take
a Cabinet position. But the President
has very high opinion of the abilities
of Assistant Secretary Fairchild, who
conducted the affairs of the Depart
ment during the long illness of Mr.
Manning, and on whose shoulders has
fallen much important business. In
the opinion of most politicians he il
more likely to be appointed than any
other who has been mentioned.
Among some interesting advers'
reports from the House Committee oi
Pensions, is one upon the bill grant
> ing pension to Mrs. Logan. 1t says
should Congress pass the bill and b.
future legislation maintain that fair
ness and consistency which shoul'
l characterize all legislation, the widow
' of 259 major generals and rear admiral
would be given a pension of $4,000
e year each, II went on to say that
was we'll known that hundreds of poo
q widows of brave soldiers were denie
$I2 month because of their inabilit
e to connect the death Of their husband
s with the military service, while in tn
= case of Gen. Logan it was not elaine
e that his death was attributable to hi
service in the war. It was well know
that Mrs. Logan was now through tn
generosity Of friends and strangers, i
possession of an ample estate, all
,s while the committee expressed th
highest regard for both her and Gel
Is Logan, they believed that the passae
y of this and all similar bills would
n in the direction of building up In tn
n country an aristocracy contrary to tt
o very principles of an equal govern
z ment for all. The report closed wit
, the statement that the committee b.
Al lieved that the proposition to pensio
e Mrs. Logan originated in an emotio
II arising from the sudden and une,
# pected death of her husband, and WI
IS not the deliberate judgment of tt
N people.
I, Next Wednesday has been set spa
'r 'r in the Senate as memorial day Fl
II Gen. Logan, and among those wi
1 will speak In eulogy of him are Sci
4 ators Edmunds, Evarts, Allison. Ma
y y derson, Plumb, Spooner. Frye, HaS
r. ley, Cullum Star ford, Morgan. Coo
Of rell. Hampton, Ransom, and Blacl
lie burn.
" Senator Farwell, the successor
Gen. Logan, says he does not inter
to be an ObstructiOnist. He cast b
first vote in the Senate in favor
, woman suffrage, and he also voted
c. confirm the colored lawyer from A
Of bsny as Recorder of Deeds. He sa,
ID the President is responsible to tt
20 country for his acts, and so he meal
to let him have his own way and eve
II help him to have his own way. f
'I added something about the Senate d
generating into mere wasps' mes
y bent on worrying and nagging tt
President just because it has chanc